Glasgow, West George Street, Queen Street Station; Interior General view, note platform ticket machine at left of shot

Description Glasgow, West George Street, Queen Street Station; Interior General view, note platform ticket machine at left of shot

Date 1968

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 605154

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Queen Street Station, West George Street, Glasgow This station was opened in 1842 by the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway, with a large train shed. A former church and some other existing buildings were incorporated. In 1855-6 a new carriage entrance was built in Dundas Street. The train shed was replaced in 1880, and the 1855-6 buildings were demolished in 1968. This shows the arch leading from the 1855-6 block to the 1880 train shed. These walls may have been part of the 1842 station. Until remodelling of the platforms in the 1960s, they extended into the concourse seen here. The 1855-6 building had a central area for carriages, used by taxis until the 1950s, with side and rear pavements for pedestrian, the latter leading to the arch seen here. It was demolished in 1968, and replaced by the present entrance and booking offices. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H68/417/2A

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/605154

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